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Consolidated statements of cash flows

for the years ended 31 December 2016 and 2015

  

Notes1

  

2016
in CHF m

  

2015
in CHF m

1

The form an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

Cash flow from operating activities

  

 

 

  

646

  

 

  

502

Investments in property, plant and equipment

  

 

–297

  

 

  

–374

  

 

Investments in financial assets, associates and joint ventures

  

 

  

–8

  

 

  

—

  

 

Investments in intangible assets

  

 

–39

  

 

  

–27

  

 

Changes in current financial assets and near-cash assets

  

 

  

–116

  

 

  

7

  

 

Sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

  

 

  

43

  

 

  

7

  

 

Business acquisitions

  

 

–421

  

 

  

–22

  

 

Proceeds from equity repayment of associates and financial assets

  

 

  

69

  

 

  

—

  

 

Proceeds/payments associated to disposals of activities not qualifying as discontinued operations

  

 

–3

  

 

  

74

  

 

Cash flow from investing activities

  

 

  

 

  

–772

  

 

  

–335

Purchase of treasury shares

  

 

  

–15

  

 

  

–21

  

 

Sale of treasury shares

  

 

  

22

  

 

  

55

  

 

Distribution from the reserves to the shareholders of Clariant Ltd

  

 

–129

  

 

  

–129

  

 

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

  

 

  

–17

  

 

  

–37

  

 

Proceeds/payments associated to transactions with non-controlling interests

  

 

29

  

 

  

–21

  

 

Proceeds from financial debts

  

 

  

794

  

 

  

497

  

 

Repayments of financial debts

  

 

  

–188

  

 

  

–350

  

 

Interest paid

  

 

  

–97

  

 

  

–90

  

 

Interest received

  

 

  

12

  

 

  

12

  

 

Cash flow from financing activities

  

 

  

 

  

411

  

 

  

–84

Currency translation effect on cash and cash equivalents

  

 

  

 

  

–31

  

 

  

–42

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  

 

  

 

  

254

  

 

  

41

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

  

 

 

  

789

  

 

  

748

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

  

 

 

  

1 043

  

 

  

789